Daily Schedule

BBC World Service delivers breaking news and information programming around the world, in English and 28 other language services, on radio, TV and digital.

Nuclear unease as North Korea reveals a new uranium enrichment plant, and the lame-duck Congress considers a new START agreement with Russia; Fran Lebowitz in Martin Scorsese's new documentary, "Public Speaking"; looking ahead to the week's agenda; advice columnist Carolyn Hax on holiday visits by families' black sheep; tension over airport screening coming into Thanksgiving week; Outgoing Utah Republican Sen. Bob Bennett gives us his "exit interview"; listeners on what makes their home their own; the cryptographer/sculptor behind "Kryptos" gives a clue to the unsolved portion; house builders on what makes a shelter into a home.

Chris Hedges of The Nation Institute explains why he thinks the liberal establishment—from labor unions to the Democratic Party—have sold out. Then we take a look at American company towns and the role they’ve played in building American capitalism. Also, Brian Leung talks about his novel “Take Me Home.” And Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Stacy Schiff discusses Cleopatra.

Marco Werman hosts an engaging daily portrait of what’s happening around the world, from PRX, the BBC and WGBH in Boston.

Marketplace is not only about money and business, but about people, local economies and the world — and what it all means to us.

The Peabody Award-winning program features Terry Gross’ fearless and insightful interviews with big names in pop culture, politics and the arts.

Hosted by Warren Olney, To the Point is a fast-paced, news based one-hour daily national program that focuses on the hot-button issues of the day, co-produced by KCRW and Public Radio International.